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Pragya Roy

(She/Her)

Abortion Access Research – At TYPF till 2021

Pragya is a feminist activist and an independent researcher, currently based out of the United Kingdom. At TYPF, she worked in the Safe Abortion For Everyone (SAFE) programme. She is a Youth Champion for the Advocacy Institute for Asia Safe Abortion Partnership (ASAP) that promotes sexual and reproductive rights of women, men, and youth in Asia. She has also participated in the Beijing +25 Asia-Pacific CSO Forum in partnership with Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD).

Prior to this, Pragya worked as the Content Editor for Feminism In India, a digital, intersectional, feminist media platform. Along with this, she is presently researching media representation of gender and sexuality issues from the Eastern Himalaya region. Pragya holds a master’s degree in sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University and a bachelor’s degree from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata. Her field of interest is medical sociology and she is keen on exploring the intersections of caste and maternal health outcomes in India.